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SAMARKAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Samarkand mean?
• SAMARKAND (noun)
The noun SAMARKAND has 1 sense:
1. city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century
Familiarity information: SAMARKAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
City in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Samarcand; Samarkand
Instance hypernyms:
city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)
Holonyms ("Samarkand" is a part of...):
Republic of Uzbekistan; Uzbek; Uzbekistan (a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet)
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